Startup Grants & Funding for Media & Entertainment Startups

Provides a 25% investment subsidy on eligible fixed capital investment, up to a maximum of ₹30 lakh, for Micro and Small Industrial Enterprises promoted by Men Entrepreneurs in Telangana.

This Gujarat government scheme offers financial assistance to MSMEs for adopting energy-efficient and water-saving practices through audit cost reimbursements and equipment subsidies.

25% capital subsidy for SC/ST-owned MSEs on technology upgradation

Dayananda Sagar University's national 36-hour hackathon for student developers, designers, and innovators, featuring a total prize pool of ₹20 Lakhs+.

A Nagaland government scheme offering interest subvention, a 30% back-ended subsidy, and collateral-free loans to farmers, entrepreneurs, SHGs, and FPOs for economic activities.

This Gujarat state scheme provides financial assistance to Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) for measures that reduce energy and water consumption, including audit reimbursements and equipment cost subsidies.

A subsidy scheme from the Government of Chhattisgarh, reimbursing 50% of patent registration costs, up to ₹20 Lakh, for eligible enterprises.

Get 40% reimbursement, up to ₹20 lakh, on plant and machinery expenditure for adopting clean production technologies in Uttar Pradesh.

MSMEs in the services sector: get back 50% of patent costs, up to ₹20 lakh, for a registered and sanctioned patent in Chhattisgarh.

MSME units in Odisha can claim 50% back on technology bought from government research centers, up to ₹20 lakh.

For SC/ST entrepreneurs: get back 50% of patent costs, up to ₹20 lakh, for a registered and sanctioned patent.

Exporting MSMEs in Punjab get 1% of FOB value or actual inland freight, whichever is less, up to ₹20 lakh a year for five years.

Mizoram reimburses 60/25/15% of a new MSME's electricity bills by enterprise size, up to Rs 20 lakh a year for 5 years.

StartinUp, run by SIIC IIT Kanpur, gives DPIIT-registered startups in Uttar Pradesh INR 17,500 a month for one year, a prototyping grant up to INR 5 Lakh and marketing seed capital.

A Meghalaya scheme for new business ventures: a 25% upfront subsidy, EMI support and bank loans of up to 70% of project cost, for 50 entrepreneurs.

Receive up to ₹16 lakh in non-repayable grant assistance from Startup Odisha for innovative product development and marketing activities in the state.

Grant of up to ₹15 lakhs for Kerala technology startups with market validation, ₹10 lakhs revenue in 6 months or ₹30 lakhs external equity, ready to scale.

Seed grant of up to ₹15 lakh for DPIIT-recognised startups registered and operating in Punjab, for proof of concept, prototype and early market work.

Soft loan of up to Rs. 15 lakhs at 6% simple interest for early-stage Kerala startups building innovative products, from the Kerala Startup Mission.

Soft loan for women entrepreneurs in Kerala with government/PSU project orders.

Loans up to ₹15 lakh at 6-8% interest for Backward Classes entrepreneurs with family income up to ₹3,00,000, covering up to 85% of project cost, across India.

A term loan scheme for Safai Karamcharis and their dependents in Haryana, offering up to ₹15 lakh for viable income-generating activities with a 6% interest rate, margin money, and subsidy.